Dona J. McCanlies, PhD, FACSM is a professor in the Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA. She teaches Human Physiology and Histology to dental hygiene, dental, doctoral, and postdoctoral students. Dr. McCanlies' research interests include muscle function, neuromuscular fatigue, and hypertrophic responses to various resistance training modalities.

Joan M. Eckerson, PhD, CSCS, FACSM, FNSCA is professor and chair in the Department of Exercise Science and Pre-Health Professions at Creighton University in Omaha, NE, USA and currently serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition.

Terry J. Housh is a professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, director of the Exercise Physiology Laboratory, and co-director of the Center for Youth Fitness and Sports Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), USA.

Glen O. Johnson is a professor emeritus in the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), USA and continues to advise Exercise Physiology doctoral students.